Mum now back home...

Two days ago, Mum was discharged from Auckland Hospital and is now back in her Granny flat at the rear of our house. To be home in under 4 weeks was something I never thought was evenly vaguely possible at the time of her fall. She is obviously having to still nurse the hip at this early stage, but is able to get her self around inside her house with the help of a Zimmer frame.

She is very happy to be back in her own surroundings and have a lot more choice about her daily routines and activities. Nice not having the awful noises and dodgy activities of a couple of the others in the 4 -bed room she was in at the hospital. She is making her renowned morning porridge herself and enjoying it again. We're looking after her evening meals. She has help coming in 4 days a week to help her with showering and some cleaning on one of those days.

We are amazed at the bounce-back body she has demonstrated through this recent episode and very grateful for the way her progress has been enabled. It looks like we can reasonable expect a near full return to her previous level of mobility etc.

Cheers
Bruce

Life goes on...

For those wondering how things have been going since my episode in Hamilton, life indeed goes on - for the most part, pretty much as normal. I'm feeling fine, but unfortunately my 91yr old Mum is not so good. She had a fall in night about 10 days ago which resulted in a broken hip and a cut to the back of her head. First we knew was when the St John's emergency person called up to say she had pushed her beeper button (1st time in 7 years) and that an ambulance was on the way. We went into her Granny flat at the rear of the house and found her on the floor by her bed. After helping her get more comfortable, the ambulance soon arrived and did a superb job of handling the situation. The took her in to A & E where tests and X-Rays were carried out.

By later in the afternoon, she had a new hip! These days, they get patients to start mild exercising of joints almost before the anesthetic has worn off. Apparently this enhances the level of recovery. At this stage, none of us knows how this play out over time regarding her mobility and the level of independence she has enjoyed. We'll just have to wait and see. She is trying to be methodical and diligent with the exercises prescribed by the physiotherapy team at the hospital, as she wants to give herself the best chances possible.

Jeanette has started into her next Semester of lecturing at Unitec (Event Management) and has a class of about 30 2nd year students. Her previous lot was 3rd year students, but only about half that number. At least she will have the benefit of having this group again for the 3rd year slot so she can build on what she is giving them now.

Time is against me, so I'll hold off on posting any funnies right now (sorry).

Cheers,
Bruce